Car-fender.



. NM 2 LIIATENTED JAN. 13, 1903.

J. F. VERNER. GAR FENDER.

APPLIOAIION FILED OUT. 18, 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. VERNER, OF NEW YORK,'N. Y.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION-forming part of Letters Patent No. 718,292, dated January13, 1903. Application filed October 18, 1902. Serial No. 127,771. (Ndmodel.)

To all whom, it may concern: I I

Be it known that I, JAMES F. VERNEEQ. citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements. in Car Fenders, ofwhich the following is a full and complete specification, such as willenable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved fender or guardfor tramwaycars which is simple in construction and op eration and bymeans of which the serious and sometimes fatal accidents which resultfrom a person being struck by a tramway car when in motion may beavoided.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of one end of atramway-car provided with myimproved fender or guard; Fig. 2, a sideView thereof; and Fig. 3, a partial section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1,only the platform of the car being shown in connection with the fenderor guard.

In the drawings forming part of this specification I have shown at a, atramway-car provided with the usual platform a and in practice I connectwith the bottom of the platform at the opposite sides thereof hangers 5,through which is passed a rod 0, from which is suspended supplementalhangers or side bars d, which are connected by transverse rods e and f,the rodfbeing at the bottom thereof and the rod 6 near the top, and thesupplemental hangers or side bars (1 are provided at their upper endswith backwardly-directed shoulders or projections d which bear on thebottom of the platform. The supplemental hangers or side bars (Z,together with the rods 2 and f, constitute a swinging frame, which issupported by the rods 0; but the said frame cannot swing backwardlyfarther than the vertical position, or that shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Pivotally connected with the rod f is a supplemental forwardly-directedframe 9, comprising side bars connected at their forward ends by atransverse cross head or member g rearwardly of which are rollers gmounted in the sides of the supplemental frame g, and the rear ends ofthe side bars of the supplemental frame 9 are bent upwardlyat rightangles to the bottom portions thereof, as shown at 9 andconnected,bymeaus of links g, with an auxiliary frame h, whichis'pivoted to the rod e and which extends forwardly beyond thesupplemental frame 9 and which comprises side members if, connected by afront cross head or bar h and a'transverse bar h, which in the normalposition of the parts is over the front endof thesupplemental frame g,and between the front end of the auxiliary frame it and the bar hthereof is placed a wire work or netting it and a similar wire work ornetting g is connected with the front portion of the supplemental frameg and with the rod 6. As thus constructed the auxiliary frame h normallyrests on the front end of the frame g, and if a person be struck by thefront end of the frame it when the car is in motion such person willeither be thrown onto the network k and onto the network'g", or if thefront end of the frame it be raised, so as to pass over said person, thefront end of the frame Q will be depressed and the person will be thrownonto the frame g and onto the network 9 It is apparent that if anyobject or animal be struck by the fender or guard when the car is inmotion the result would be the same as above specified.

The connection of the frame it with the frame 9 by means of the links gis such, as will be apparent, to produce the result above set out, bothof said frames being pivoted at e and f, respectively, and the raisingof the front'end of the frame It will depress the front end of the frameg, as will be readily understood, and when the front end of the frame 9is depressed the rollers g will move on the rails of the track, whichare shown at i.

The entire fender or guard may also be swung forwardly and upwardly andmay be held in an upright position in any desired manner, this operationresulting from the method of connecting the hangers d or the frame ofwhich said hangers form a part with the bottom of the platform a.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fender or guard for tram way-cars comprising a main frame hinged tothe bottom of the platform and adapted to be folded forwardly andupwardly, a supplemental frame pivoted to the bottom of the mainframeand projecting forwardly and provided with upwardly-directed rear endextensions, an auX .iliary frame pivoted in the top of the main pivotedto the bottom of the main frame and projecting forwardly and providedwith upwardly-directed rear end extensions an auxiliary frame pivoted inthe top of the main frame and projecting forwardly beyond the forwardend of the supplemental frame, said auxiliary frame being also looselyconnected with the upwardly-directed rear end members of thesupplemental frame, said supplemental frame and the forward end of theauxiliary frame being each provided with wire mesh or network,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 16th day ofOctober. 1902.

JAMES F. VERNER.

Witnesses:

F. A. STEWART, CORD I-I. BEHUKE.

